Kanji - Level 12 - Kanji Flashcards

Question

動

Answer 1

Move Radicals: 重 heavy + 力 power When something is heavy, you need a lot of power to move it. It’s not going to move unless you use a lot of power. That thing is heavy and unless you use all the power you got, it’s not moving. Reading: どう Remember that 1 ton weight? Well, actually it’s a doughnut (どう). A huge, massive, 1 ton doughnut. It’s super heavy and hard to move, but it’s delicious.

Answer 2

Ordinal number prefix Radicals: 竹 bamboo + 弟 younger brother Bamboo's younger brother is counted with an ordinal number prefix. An ordinal number is one that represents a position or rank in sequential order (like first, second, third, etc.). We use this ordinal number prefix before counting these things in Japanese sometimes. Like with bamboo, going down in order toward the youngest. Reading: だい To remember you need to use the ordinal number prefix before you count these bamboo, you dye (だい) them.

Answer 3

Period of time Radicals: 其 crab + 月 moon A crab left on the moon for a period of time will surely die. Crabs aren’t meant for the moon, let alone outer space. Why would you take a crab to the moon? You take it outside the spaceship for any period of time and it will surely die. Readings: き, ご In order for this crab to live on the moon for any period of time, you’re going to need to put him in a special moon aquarium and lock the lid with a key (き). This crab is crafty, so after you lock it, take the key with you and don’t let it out of your sight for any period of time. This crab knows how to use a key.

Answer 4

Plant Radicals: 木 tree + 直 fix If you want to fix a tree you have to plant it. It's pretty obvious that digging up the tree broke it. So fix it by planting it again. That is how plants work. Reading: しょく If you don't plant a tree it goes into shock (しょく). Which, honestly, shouldn't be very shocking to you, since it's a tree.

Answer 5

Root Radicals: 木 tree + 艮 root A tree root is still just a root! Reading: こん Tree roots are the perfect roosting place for condors (こん). Unfortunately, living on roots is also why they're always endangered. Condors can be killed pretty easily living on the ground on roots like this.

Answer 6

Short Radicals: 矢 arrow + 豆 beans If you shoot a tall stalk of beans with an arrow, the bean plant will go from tall to short. When the beans are hit with that arrow, it severs the plant in two, and you are left with a stalk of beans that is much shorter than before. Reading: たん All this shooting of arrows to make the bean plants more short is taking a long time. Since you’re out in the sun, you’re starting to get a tan (たん). After the day is finally over, your tan is really, really dark.

Answer 7

Sphere Radicals: 王 king +求 request The king requests a sphere! He didn't say what kind though, so you're going to have to figure it out and bring him the right kind of sphere. Reading: きゅう You can't seem to find the sphere the king requested, so you take a break, sit down, and take out your lunch. "THAT!" the king screams, "THAT IS THE SPHERE I REQUESTED!" You look down and he's pointing to the cut up cucumbers (きゅう) in your salad.

Answer 8

Spring Radicals: 白 white + 水 water White water shoots out from a spring in the ground. Due to the force the water shoots from the spring, the water looks white with all the air bubbles. Reading: せん The only creature powerful enough to withstand the force of these white water springs is the mythical centaur (せん). His horse body allows him to be stable and withstand the white water shooting up from the spring. Centaurs are pretty impressive creatures.

Answer 9

Stream Radicals: 氵tsunami + 𠫓 trash + 川 river A tsunami lifts all the trash out of the river and it streams out onto the shores. Readings: りゅう, る Next to the trash stream you suddenly see Ryu (りゅう) from Street Fighter and he looks pissed. He's furious that so many people throw their trash in the river and it causes streams like this.

Answer 10

Suit Radicals: 合 suit The radical suit and the kanji suit are exactly the same! This kanji can also mean join which makes sense. When something suits you well, like a hat or something, it joins together with you quite well too. Join me, my hat! You suit my head well. It just fits, you know? Readings: ごう, がっ You need someone who will suit you. Someone who can join you on your life journey. So you call Grandpa ごういち. Note: For the ごう reading mnemonics, we use Grandpa ごういち because こういち is used for the こう reading. So just remember that ごう comes from Koichi's grandpa ごういち.

Answer 11

Sunshine Radicals: 阝building + 易 easy A building has easy access to sunshine. It's big and tall, so the sunlight shines right onto its roof. Reading: よう Standing in sunshine for this long has worked up your appetite, so you take a yogurt (よう) cup out of your bag and eat it.

Answer 12

Tooth Radicals: 止 stop + 凵 box + 米 rice Stop! That box of rice is actually full of teeth! I know it says "rice" on the cover, but I promise you those are all teeth and if you bite into them you'll break a tooth of your own. Reading: は Why do I have a rice box full of teeth? Ha (は)! Wouldn't you like to know. Ha! I definitely have an answer that isn't weird or creepy. Ha... ha ha...

Answer 13

Tribe Radicals: 方 direction + 𠂉 gun + 矢 arrow If someone is headed in your direction with a gun, nock an arrow in your bow and gather your tribe behind you because it’s about to get real! This man with a gun is headed your direction and he doesn’t even know what you and your tribe are gonna do to him. If he gets any closer, you’re likely to shoot that arrow right at him Reading: ぞく When he starts to get closer, you notice that this guy is a bosozoku (ぞく) bike gang member. Bosozoku means “running tribe” and this guy is running right at you. With a gun. So gather your own tribe behind you and prepare to defend yourself against this bosozoku member.

Answer 14

Trip Radicals: 方 direction + 𠂉 gun + 𠂢 (without the cliff radical) tofu If your friendly neighborhood tofu takes a gun and points it in your direction, you might want to take a trip. This tofu obviously has something wrong with it. If it’s taking a gun and pointing it in your direction, now’s probably a good time to get away and take that trip you’d been talking about. Reading: りょ Your plan didn't work and the tofu went on your trip with you. And now it's wearing your hotel robe (りょ)! It looks so comfortable, wrapped up in the robe. That's the best part of going on trips, and he stole it from you.

Answer 15

Wait Radicals: 彳 loiter + 寺 temple People who loiter around the temple are probably just trying to wait. They don't mean to look like they're up to no good, but it's hard to wait without looking suspicious when you're waiting outside a temple. Reading: たい As you wait outside the temple, you can't help but adjust your tie (たい). When you wait you get nervous, and when you get nervous you fidget. So now you're messing with your tie a whole bunch.

Answer 16

Warm Radicals: 氵tsunami + 日 sun + 皿plate After a tsunami, any plate left out in the sun will be sure to get warm. The tsunami knocked this plate out of the kitchen, and now it’s just sitting outside in the sun. The sun heats things, so the plate is getting really warm. Reading: おん The plate starts to get so warm that you could fry an onion (おん) on it. Who doesn’t love fried onions? That plate sure is warm enough, so start cookin’ ‘em!

Answer 17

Wear Radicals: 羊 sheep + 目 eye There are sheep right before your eyes, because they just love what you wear. It's a little known fact that sheep are fashionistas, and they arrive daily to admire your style. These sheep are so stylish they wear their tail to one side - in the latest fashion (check out the sheep radical - the tail is sweeping stylishly to the left!). Reading: ちゃく More sheep arrive every day to admire the clothes you're wearing. You use a chalk (ちゃく) board to keep count of how many sheep come by each day.

Kanji - Level 12 - Kanji Flashcards

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